Posted on 07/10/2009 10:29:30 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA
It's the talk of the sports world.
Jordan Crawford's dunk over LeBron James at the Cavaliers star's Skills Academy.
I'll make the story short for those who somehow haven't heard it. Crawford, who plays at Xavier, jammed on James, but Nike [NKE 51.64 0.58 (+1.14%) ] confiscated the visual evidence, citing rules that stated that taping was off limits.
The story leaked out.
Yesterday's story was that Nike had the tape.
Today's story? Fans want to see the tape.
Ten years ago, this would have all gone away. Fans wouldn't have been able to generate enough noise to pressure Nike into giving the tape up. Now there's hope in generating buzz on blogs, Facebook and Twitter.
So what will it take for Nike to release this thing?
(Excerpt) Read more at cnbc.com ...
LeBron got posterized — but they are hiding the evidence?
It will be released about the same time the birth certificate is...
Hugh Hewitt already destroyed the tape.
It would have been a three day sensation on youtube and over with. It will now take on mythic proportions.
Dum move, Lebron.
Waitress - more coffee please!
LeBron was in a Dunk Tank?
Oh please....
Nike has an advertisement goldmine in its possession. They'll milk this "controversy" for all its worth and then finally use the clip in a high profile sneaker ad. The Super Bowl or something.
Le Bron laughs all the way to the bank.
Hardly ‘earth shattering’
They're probably looking for some money-making angle that will benefit Nike.
=) =) =)
They probably would use it, but it might cause problems for the fellow from Xavier (NCAA eligibility, etc.), as I don’t think he can sign a shoe deal in college. The only other option is for Nike to sign later, then use it...
hh
Why is this a story?
I guess Air Jordan will never make it to the Hall of Fame because people dunked on him. No one will ever build a statue of him. He’s toast.
LeBron is such a punk. Typical of the sport of lowelifes and would-be gangstas, gangland tatoos covering their entire bodies. He will never win the title. Never. Not with Cleveland, nor the Knicks or anywhere else.
As do I.
I haven’t bought Nike products in well over a decade.
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